13.1% ▲ +90.8%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broomehill Village · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Broomehill Village
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 13.1% sets Broomehill Village apart from most similar areas. Fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, and the proportion of full-time employees has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure. The unemployment rate is now 13.1%, which is well above the national figure and has risen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
50.6% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 14.5%. Other notable sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.8%, and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and machinery operators and drivers are the most common roles, each making up 19.7% of the workforce. Labourers follow at 17.1%, while technicians, trades, and community service roles each account for 14.5%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Broomehill Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522008/broomehill-village/topic/employment